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The purpose of this study is to present the systematic literature review (SLR) on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) by exploring the state of the art on growth of literature on LSS within the manufacturing sector, critical factors to implement LSS, the role of LSS in the manufacturing sector from an implementation and sustainability viewpoint and Industry 4.0 viewpoints while highlighting the research gaps.
Design/methodology/approach
An SLR of 2,876 published articles extracted from Scopus, WoS, Emerald Insight, IEEE Xplore, Taylor & Francis, Springer and Inderscience databases was carried out following the protocol of systematic review. In total, 154 articles published in different journals over the past 10 years were selected for quantitative and qualitative analysis which revealed a number of research gaps.
The findings of the SLR revealed the growth of literature on LSS within the manufacturing sector. The review also highlighted the most cited critical success factors, critical failure factors, performance indicators and associated tools and techniques applied during LSS implementation. The review also focused on studies related to LSS and sustainability viewpoint and LSS and Industry 4.0 viewpoints.
Practical implications
The findings of this SLR can help senior managers, practitioners and researchers to understand the current developments and future requirements to adopt LSS in manufacturing sectors from sustainability and Industry 4.0 viewpoints.
Originality/value
Academic publications in the context of the role of LSS in various research streams are sparse, and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is one of the first SLRs which explore current developments and future requirements to implement LSS from sustainability and Industry 4.0 perspective.
- Systematic literature review
- Lean Six Sigma
- Sustainability
- Industry 4.0
- Manufacturing sector
Kumar, S. , Swarnakar, V. , Phanden, R.K. , Khanduja, D. and Chakraborty, A. (2024), "Role of Lean Six Sigma in manufacturing setting: a systematic literature review and agenda for future research", The TQM Journal , Vol. 36 No. 7, pp. 1996-2047. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-12-2022-0338
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A Review of Six Sigma Implementation in Manufacturing Industries
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- Nordini Hannani Mohd Asri 4 ,
- Mohd Norzaimi Che Ani 4 ,
- Shahrul Kamaruddin 5 &
- Ishak Abdul Azid 6
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This paper presents a review of the Six Sigma concept and applications employed in manufacturing industries that were analyzed based on published articles. The Six Sigma concept is widely recognized and utilized by worldwide organizations, especially in continuous improvement activities solving the production issues. This research was conducted by chosen articles related to the implementation of the Six Sigma in selected case study industries. The main objectives of this research are to identify the success factors of Six Sigma implementation, to define the suitable tools applied in the Six Sigma methodology, and to identify the constraints and limitations of the Six Sigma implementation. The outcomes obtained from the review articles showed that even though the implementation of Six Sigma is generally similar in terms of methodology, the application of the tools is significantly different based on the problem statement, and the completion time is also different due to complexity of the selected process.
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